USPTO Patents Application 10578394

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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U.S. APPLICATION NUMBER NO.

FIRST NAMED APPLICANT

ATTY. DOCKET NO.

10/578,394

52044

SNELL & WILMER LLP. (Matsushita)
600 ANTON BOULEVARD
SUITE 1400

COSTA MESA, CA 92626

Koichiro Yamaguchi

504781400

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION NO.

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PCT/JP04/ 17477

| PRIORITY DATE |

I.A. FILING DATE

1 1/25/2004

11/26/2003

CONFIRMATION NO. 7031
371 ACCEPTANCE LETTER

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Date Mailed: 03/23/2007

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION UNDER 35 U.S.C 371 AND 37 CFR 1.495

The applicant is hereby advised that the United States Patent and Trademark Office in its capacity as a
Designated / Elected Office (37 CFR 1.495), has determined that the above identified international application has
met the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 371, and is ACCEPTED for national patentability examination in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office.

The United States Application Number assigned to the application is shown above and the relevant dates are:

05/05/2006 05/05/2006
DATE OF RECEIPT OF 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2) and DATE OF COMPLETION OF ALL 35 U.S.C. 371
(c)(4) REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS

A Filing Receipt (PTO-103X) will be issued for the present application in due course. THE DATE APPEARING
ON THE FILING RECEIPT AS THE " FILING DATE" IS THE DATE ON WHICH THE LAST OF THE 35 U.S.C.
371 (c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(4) REQUIREMENTS HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE. THIS DATE IS SHOWN
ABOVE. The filing date of the above identified application is the international filing date of the international
application (Article 11(3) and 35 U.S.C. 363). Once the Filing Receipt has been received, send all
correspondence to the Group Art Unit designated thereon.

The following items have been received:

• Copy of the International Application filed on 05/05/2006

• Copy of the International Search Report filed on 05/05/2006

• Preliminary Amendments filed on 05/05/2006

• Information Disclosure Statements filed on 05/05/2006

• Oath or Declaration filed on 05/05/2006

• Request for Immediate Examination filed on 05/05/2006

• U.S. Basic National Fees filed on 05/05/2006

• Priority Documents filed on 05/05/2006

• Power of Attorney filed on 05/05/2006

• Non-English Language Application filed on 05/05/2006

• Specification filed on 05/05/2006

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• Claims filed on 05/05/2006

• Abstracts filed on 05/05/2006

• Drawings filed on 05/05/2006

Applicant is reminded that any communications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office must be mailed
to the address given in the heading and include the U.S. application no. shown above (37 CFR 1.5)

PAULETTE R KIDWELL
Telephone: (703) 308-9140 EXT 216

PART 3 - OFFICE COPY

FORM PCT/DO/EO/903 (371 Acceptance Notice)